The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-17

Hetherineton & Berner,. h..,.
Inc rail- OF 1885. Henry S,a .a'er departm...
snop while the boilers were b s'yy . esns abossa
being usedl " 10y about the ;,,-.
Answer-He condemned q 49,
not agree with the specification ae grezhd sb,s
hi. or;.;o ,naications of bad ;ror ionnd -
see that it was rot used. 70 % Used. s5esssl
TOUR years and more. was f.rs; foreman tb.'s'
and specifications Of those bo;Iars lar with H.
teriai actually used in the constr,. ana WITH i.
say sne IRON used ought not to b. = Ct boas.
used to generate steam. becar ~ ~ oe N boiler ~
tract and not of tensile strensh l 1e accordns
pounds and likely. sooner or Isto ~ more than b e
count of not being good. -assf' 70 blow +. ~ 4
-nid that iron run all through tbo..,
at run through those eight ho; Ssose boisa
ness -po you say anything to HstI sas
A.-Yes; sir; condemned the ;,or
taken Oft the dray. They said a 'to % oefors
would have to make the best Of Il was late, n.tA
Q..What did they say to do VIII.
A.-To hide the defects. T,ar..
senger from the Office when Stacay, you'd serda
tell us to throw coats and vests sv.. YOU'D Coma
and blisters. When Stacey was , p ilaminaeS rs
DO their utmost to attract bis attention tnsT s
Q.-Who woulda
A.-Young Hetherington. Mr. p...
keeper, or whoever was with him Ds'nsr, hs
Q.-Were you there all the time th.r
constructed A'' tney were IL.
A.-Yes, sir.
vo 9-"hat trouble did the b0iler-natsr. h.,.
A.-They were instantly comn,,u,
could not work the stuff: that it was tha. d
tered and full of holes and they had 70 ANIMATED
ingenuity to use any of It at all In cns sss aes
mono poinss lamlnations would separate wv WA
chipping the iron small particles wou f,'e srogh4
the chisei, and they would complain ahon, .I on
to humor them like children to keen tba.s mat
ting. Hetherington & Berner told ma !. nonaE
best OF It. and do the best could. ~ nasaA
Stacey outg soy a. % psu
A.-They told me they would get him ~.
he was dismissed they said: I'VE hara GUY -. and
Mr. Hetherington said that. He told mo sv "a aim a
out before he went. The iron would ~. . ,
for the mud drums. I complained. ana soafkxt
from the Office to make it work. In bsnS got aa
it cracked right across the sheet. and sa y as
pieces dropped out That was beyond rsr ruulans
they had to send and get other iron fos Y
drums. Aof ne slI
Q.-Tell the committee about the bva,o......
Alt is about like trying to fill It tWcs III =
and when would get about 20 the fine .t,ssp oaa
como out through the middleof the sheet VIZ. ".
was no hole. never intended to be ona mIe1s ns|
trouble to fix it up so it would not be detectsdS
The witness here showed pieces Of iron Al.
had stood the test, although not tia hss s IS
and comparison was made BY the eou, sA
with the pieces which Mr. Stacey had in,r"sss,
in his testimony and which had been fn,s.ss
Stacey by the witness
Question-Would you say the boilers are 81. :.
safe2 ~ sals NV
Answer-That is question that has to b 81,
yfv,4a &c
pounds, You are safe. Above 100, saw 125 r I n
If the latent heat in the boiler should devel - =
sensible heat that boiler house would need 10 K :
constructed. There would be al explosion And N,
one about then.
Mr.. Wesner here asked the witness vi, i
obeyed his employer in doing wrong thin !.
concealine the imperfections of the work.
Witness-I claim man who viii order me h a,,u
up defect that endangers life and limb should nj \
obeyed. but was then in such position that NJ
| to obey.
Mr.. Swift-Who worked on the boilersl
Answer had thirty four men; among them VA
| Frank Sartor, Ed Harrington. Bat Landers and NJ
| Fitzgerald.
The committee adjourned at this point III
| investigation will be resumed this evening
1880 o'clock.
Mr.. Thayer Wants a Public Meeting
| 10 the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal
judging by present indications, the invssdr
tons Of our State institutions now being mad
by the Legislature. will not result in Gun
existing abuses Unfortunately for the innsh
of that institution. the Testimony Of s1,udaz
of the Hospital for the Insane will 70 rlax
weight on the plea that, at the time they Va
inmates of that place, they were mentally
competent to judge as to what were CT vsn
abuses
1 write to suggest that right now Is "
| time to inaugurate crusade against the thea
now openly advocated by the indianapolis 3
tinel and the leaders Of the Democrats per-
| which, in substance. teaches that the ntss
OF small-fry politicians is of paramount imp.
| ance to the best care of the inmates OF our
nevolent institutions. for whose support
State gives 20 lavishly Of her abundance y
monstrous idea is certainly not In I'D
with the common sense OF the Pr!
If it could be brought about to have q
meeting of the citizens Of Indianapolis TO!
cuss this subject, should be glad to attsna
and speak not to exceed thirty minutea !
not profess to be Clay or Webster, but
feel competent to do justice to such an OCEAN
ana, under the circumstances. surpasS wv
pectations Of the public. / could certainly
vince others that am not crank in the .
acceptation Of that term, and that my "
ments were true. The spirit OF my ren s
would be to show that our progressive enl
ton demands that the inmates OF our ossR
situations should receive more humane
thoughtful care; that the leaders OF the y Y
cratic party now stand opposed to sucn Is Y
that such action is not in accord with the \
of true Democracy, etc. If such mss
should prove a success. then let osns. :
throughout the State follow our exanps
within three days do not receive an aus: ]
this shall know that those competent 70 !
of such matters do not think best ~ mKe :. =
on the hint conveyed. ALBEIT lhAi'
| INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. Ia.
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